Lifestyle Food
PERSIAN PUMPKIN
SALADONPIZZA
PREP + COOK TIME 1 HOUR SERVES 4
white rice flour, to dust
1 gluten−free pizza base
(recipe on page 91)
1.2kg jap pumpkin
⅓ cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
2 tablespoons lemon juice
4 radishes (60g), sliced thinly
2 green onions, sliced thinly
¼ cup loosely packed fresh
basil leaves
¼ cup loosely packed fresh
coriander leaves
¼ cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
¼ cup fresh dill sprigs
1 cup (280g) store−bought labne
250g mixed tomatoes, sliced crossways
⅓ cup (45g) coarsely chopped
pistachios
ADVIEH SPICE MIX
2 teaspoons dried rose petals
1 teaspoon caraway seeds
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground cloves
1 Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan.
Grease two oven trays, then dust with
rice flour. Divide dough into four
portions. Roll each portion on a
surface dusted with rice flour into
15cm rounds; place on trays.
Cover; stand until needed.
2 Line two oven trays with
baking paper.
3 Make advieh spice mix.
4 Wash, halve and remove seeds
from pumpkin; cut into 12 wedges.
Divide wedges between oven trays.
Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the
oil; season on both sides with
2 teaspoons advieh spice mix and
salt and pepper. Bake for 40 minutes
or until pumpkin is golden and skin
is crisp at the edges.
5 Whisk remaining oil with rind and
juice in a small bowl; season to taste.
6 Soak radish and green onion in
ice−cold water for 5 minutes; drain,
dry on paper towel. Place radish and
green onion in a medium bowl with
herbs; toss gently to combine.
7 Bake pizza bases for 20 minutes
or until golden.
8 Place bases on plates; spread with
labne. Top with pumpkin, tomato and
herb salad; sprinkle with pistachios,
drizzle with dressing.
ADVIEH SPICE MIX
Grind rose petals and caraway
seeds in a mortar with a pestle
until a coarse powder. Stir in
remaining spices.
COOK’S
NOTES
PERSIAN PUMPKIN
SALAD ON PIZZA
Advieh is an aromatic
Persian spice mix that can
be used to season vegetable,
meat or fish dishes.
“Need to get food on the table in a hurry?
Then it’s worth considering using a store-bought
gluten-free pizza base instead.”
Domenica Reddie, Food Editor, AWW Cookbooks
AWW FOOD • ISSUE TWENTY SEVEN 93